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The red, yellow and orange colors have been in the leaves all summer long but were masked by the dominant green pigment in the leaves called chlorophylL Chlorophyll is in all green plants and is used by plants to absorb the suns energy and to create the food the plant needs. The production of chlorophyll eventually slows down and ceases in the fall because the amount of daylight decreases. Once the green pigment is used up by the plants, the other colors manifest themselves. It doesnt hurt to have some thunderstorms to add some water in the mix. Northwest Pleasant Grove had .16 of an inch of rain around IQ am on Tuesday. It Whats up with the weathci? DAVID JAMES answers your weather questions. DJAMESOHtRAlDEXTRA COM Inc 02007 In 1969, a downpour of rain in Moab 6.25 indies In 1982, light--nin- g a of total brought blew a 1 by 2 foot hole in the blacktop at the Salt Lake Airport. In 2002, k was sized hail was a hail of a day! Gdf-bareported in Helper. National forecast Thunderstorms win occur along (I bold front stretching from the Great Lakes irXo the central Plains. A few thunderstorms will also develop '. along the Gulf Coast. The Northeast will be very . warm, hut dry.t . . Sun & moon GO O O Last quarter New Sept3 Sept.il First quarter Sept 19 . Full Sky watch . Sept 21 f fOMOMOW Rises Ml aei. SUN MOON- - 44 pm . sets 8J4 qji. 8:14am arses . sets. 652 lei. StH dj. 909 pm 929am Tonight's Sky: This k just about the perfect time of year to watch the Big Dipper. Ita in the NW at nightfall, with ka bowl tipped et an angle below thp handle. VBS5 MASS JoMctiMlOaiBlhMOStiMi aUMMf arses 73tam NDKWrr AM1H SA1UH : sen 931pm 541am 931pm 12:25 am 310pm 291pm 1221am 917 am. 732 pm FIBA AMERICAS TOURNAMENT FROM MONDAY Brian Mahoney Im very proud of them. Early deadline THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . Mexico rarely showed the pressure defensive style the Richardson used at Arkansas, but hustled for offensive rebounds and shot 15of-2from 3point proudly spoke of the scrappy effort his team gave. Mike Krzyzewski was range to hang around. left to defend Ms players and he Kobe Bryant added 21 points, and was on the winning side. LeBron James and Dwight Howard Mexico kept the game respectable had 19 apiece for the United States, into the second half before the Uiited which led by only 15 points midway Check Thursdays edition of the States pulled away for a victo0 Herald for results from the game. through the third quarter after beating ks first four opponents by 4&4 points ry Monday night in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament. per game. The Americans face Rierto The Americans were never in danRico an Tuesday night. ger of losing, but also were outplayed pic qualifier. He had 16 in a sensational "They kept playing hard, Anthony far large parts of the second and third opening quarter, when the Americans said. "The Mexico team never gave quarters fay what should have been an shot 80 percent from the field. up, they fought all the way to the aid. overmatched opponent. A U.S. team But the Mexicans, who sneaked We've been beating teams by 40, that was leading nearly every statistiinto the second round through a 50 points, so when we win by 20, 25, k cal category surrendered 100 points. threeteam tiebreaker, outbust led don't look right. But at the same time, We scored about 130 points, so, it their more talented counterparts for k was an ugly win but we take k and was one of those games where a lot much of the next two periods before we're going to get better. I guarantee of fouls, a lot of . it was a different the U.S put them away for good late we're going to get better and be ready kind of game, Krzyzewski said. To inthethird. for tomorrow. I'm not into moral victories, but I their craiit, they never gave up. They Rome! Beck, who played for UNLV, scored 20 points for Mexico, which just played every second of the game. am into the fact we came back and For us, we need to move on. Weve played extremely hard that second plays Brazil on Tuesday. Richardson brat Krzyzewski for played great in this tournament. We quarter, and thats how my teams can play better than we played tohave always been, Richardson said. the 1994 national championship when We never give up and thats why Arkansas edged Duke, but had little night. But, when we win by 30, Im not going to complain. Thats a good they call k 40 minutes of HelL hope of winning this matchup. Still, he I told them, 'Let's bring that same didn't coach any differently. thing. Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, Richardson, his hair and mustache intensity to the game tomorrow and " tying the American record in an Olym- - see what happens. There no question now gray, could easily be heard hol IAS VEGAS Nolan Richardson . 127-10- . Results for the United States game against Puerto Rico on Tuesday were not available by the Daily Herald's early press deadline. 8 lering instructions at his players over a Thomas & Mack Center crowd of just 4,028, and gestured frequently during a lengthy discussion wkh a referee moments after Howard Mid knocked a pair of Mexican players to the ground late in the first Mrif. Richardson chatted wkh Krzyzewski and UL& assistant Am Boehebn, another NCAA champion, before the game. But k wasn't kirg before Richardson had little to smile about. Krzyzewski made a pair of changes to his starting lineup, going with Qiauncey Billups over Jason Kidd and replacing Howard wkh Amare It didn't affect the Americans at the start. Anthony's dunk capped a 17-- run that gave the Americans a 35-1- lead wkh a httle more than 2 15 minutes left in the first quarter. The U.S made 14 of ks first 16 shots before finishing at taking a 4523 lead into the second. However, Mexico outscored the United States 2820 in the second to make k 6551 at the break. The smallest U.S. halftime lead had been 19 points Sunday against BraziL The Americans pulled comfortably ahead early in the third, but Mexico battled back again, pulling to 8267 on Victor Mariscafs with 4:45 remaining. . Stou-dranir- e. 2 4 USA's Carmelo Anthony dunks against Mexico during the tecond period of a FIBA America Championship game at the Thomat & Mack Center in Las Vegcu on Monday. . |